Your use of this site is conditioned upon your continued acceptance of and compliance with the terms of Use below. Please read these Terms of Use carefully, as use of the site constitutes acceptance of them. Maggie’s Light Foundation, Inc. (‘Maggie’s Light’) reserves the right to change the Terms of Use any time, and you must consult the most recent version of these Terms of Use each time you view the site.

Maggie’s Light currently provides users access to an extensive amount of resources, including, but not limited to, public forums, health and medical content, online tools, links to other websites regarding caregivers, and colleges and universities providing caregivers for use by our families in need, book/publication offerings, and various communication tools (the ‘Service’). Maggie’s Light assumes no responsibility or liability for the timeliness, deletion, misdelivery or failure to store any user communications or personalization data or settings. All such risks shall be borne by you.

While Maggie’s Light endeavors to provide the most accurate, up-to-date information available, the documents, content and information contained on this site may, at times, contain technical inaccuracies, typographical errors, and other errors or mistakes and may be changed or updated without notice. We cannot guarantee or warrant that the content or other information provided through this site will be accurate or up-to-date. We are not responsible for any service interruptions on this site or its availability to you.

You acknowledge that the materials on this site are provided “as is” for general information only and without warranties of any kind. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, currency or reliability of any of the content, information and documents found on this site. You acknowledge that any reliance on any such content, information and documents shall be at your sole risk. The materials on this site are not meant to endorse or recommend any of the students, caregivers, colleges or universities through which caregivers may be obtained. Maggie’s Light does not recommend, endorse or make any warranties or representations of any kind with regard to the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, efficacy or noninfringement of any of the programs, materials, products or other information provided by this site or by the companies or organizations linked or referred to in this site. Maggie’s Light does not recommend, endorse or make any warranties or representations with regard to any of the caregivers, colleges or universities providing caregivers, or the families seeking caregivers.

To the full extent permissible by applicable law, Maggie’s Light disclaims all representations and warranties of any kind, express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, as to the operation of this site, and the information, content, and documents included on this site and we disclaim all representations and warranties of any kind, express or implied, with regard to title or ownership of the content, information and documents on this site.

No Medical Advice or Recommendations

The site offers information, tools and resources to manage the care of children and young adults with special needs. Maggie’s Light does not provide medical advice through this site or through any services offered on this site. We are not a medical referral service and the site does not provide medical referrals, or make recommendations or endorsements for any healthcare providers or caregivers.

Restrictions on Use of Materials

Unless otherwise indicated, Maggie’s Light holds the copyright to all materials on this site, including text, graphics, logos, icons, images, audio/visual clips and design. Additionally, Maggie’s Light owns all of the trademarks, service marks and logos (“Marks”) used and displayed on this site, unless otherwise noted. Without the explicit consent of Maggie’s Light, no material from this site, including the Marks, may be copied, reproduced, displayed, republished, downloaded, posted, transmitted or distributed in any way. Any unauthorized use of materials contained on this site may violate copyright, trademark and other laws.

Limitation of Liability

You agree that you will hold harmless Maggie’s Light Foundation, Inc., its officers, directors, employees and volunteers from all claims arising out of or related to your access or use of, or your inability to access or use, this site or other sites to which it is linked. In no event will Maggie’s Light or the contributors of information, postings, and other data to this site be liable to you or anyone else for any decision made or action taken by you in reliance on such information or for any consequential, special or similar damages, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.

Rules of User Conduct

By posting information in or otherwise using any communications service, chat room, message board, newsgroup, software library or other interactive service that may be available to you on or through this site, you agree that you will not upload, post or otherwise distribute or facilitate distribution of any content, including without limitation text, communications, software, images, sounds, data or other information, that:

1. is unlawful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, libelous, deceptive, fraudulent, invasive of another’s privacy, tortuous, contains explicit or graphic descriptions or accounts of sexual acts (including but not limited to sexual language of a violent or threatening nature directed at another individual or group of individuals) or otherwise violates the Terms of Use;

2. victimizes, harasses, degrades or intimidates an individual or group of individuals on the basis of religion, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age or disability;

3. infringes on any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of publicity or other proprietary right of ours or any third party;

4. constitutes unauthorized or unsolicited advertising, junk or bulk email (also known as “spamming”), chain letters, any other form of unauthorized solicitation or any form of lottery or gambling;

5. contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs that are designed or intended to, or actually do, disrupt, damage or limit the functioning of any software, hardware or telecommunications equipment or to damage or obtain unauthorized access to any data or other information of any third party; or

6. impersonates any person or entity, including any employee or representative of
us.

You agree that you will not misuse or abuse account access and passwords, and that you are solely responsible for all conduct and transmissions that take place under your account access and passwords.

Maggie’s Light generally does not pre-screen, monitor or edit the content posted by users of communications services, chat rooms, message boards, newsgroups, software libraries or other interactive services that may be available on or through the site. However, we have the right at our sole discretion to remove any content that, in our judgment, does not comply with the Terms of Use or is otherwise harmful, objectionable or inaccurate. We are not responsible for any failure or delay in removing such content.

Links

The Website may contain links to other websites on the Internet that are owned and operated by third party vendors and other third parties. Maggie’s Light is providing these links solely as a convenience. The appearance of a link does not imply our endorsement of the link or site, nor are we responsible for the content of any linked site. Links do not imply that we are affiliated with or associated with, or that we are legally authorized to use, any trademark, or copyright or other propriety rights displayed in or accessible through the links, or that any linked website is authorized to use any trademark, trade name, logo or copyright symbol of ours. You access linked websites at your own risk and it is your responsibility to take all protective measures to guard against viruses or other destructive elements or programs.

Third-Party Content

Certain content, information and documents from third-parties may be made available as part of this site. Maggie’s Light does not endorse or guarantee the accuracy or completeness of this content, information and documents and all of such content, information and documents are the sole responsibility and liability of such third-parties.

Compliance With Laws

You agree to comply with all applicable laws, statutes, ordinances and regulations regarding your use of this site. Maggie’s Light may, in our sole discretion, report actual or perceived violations of law to law enforcement or other appropriate authorities. If we become aware, through a complaint or otherwise, of any potential or suspected violation of the Terms of Use, we may (but are not obligated to) conduct an investigation to determine the nature and extent of the suspected violation and the appropriate enforcement action, during which investigation we may suspend services to any person being investigated and/or remove any material from our servers. You agree to cooperate fully with any such investigation. You acknowledge that violations of the Terms of Use could subject you to criminal or civil penalties.

Collection of Information

Any personally identifiable information you may provide to Maggie’s Light via this site is protected solely by the Terms of Use. You hereby agree that information you send to us via this site, whether your information or information you are sending on someone else’s behalf, cannot be guaranteed to remain entirely confidential and that we may use such information in conformity with the Terms of Use. By providing us information via this site, you are agreeing that we may use any ideas, concepts, know-how or other information you provide to us via this site. You warrant that you will not provide any information or materials to us via this site that is defamatory, threatening, obscene, harassing, or otherwise unlawful, or that incorporates proprietary or confidential information or yours or of others.

Applicable Law

Maggie’s Light controls this site from our offices within the State of Maryland, United States of America. The laws applicable to the interpretation of these Terms of Use shall be the laws of the State of Maryland, USA, without regard to any conflict of law provisions. If any provision within these Terms of Use is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck and all remaining provisions shall be enforced.

Indemnification

You agree to defend and indemnify Maggie’s Light from and against any claim, cause of action or demand, including without limitation reasonable legal and accounting fees, brought against us as a result of your wrongful use of this site or your use of this site in violation of the Terms of Use.

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